King Bladud's Pigs
I first need to introduce you to King Bladud so that you understand........
King Bladud’s Pigs in Bath is a summer 2008 public art event to celebrate Bath, its origins and its artists and provide residents and visitors with some artistic enjoyment. One hundred life-size pig sculptures turned into works of art are on display throughout the summer all around Bath and beyond - to be gathered in at the end of September, then auctioned off in October for the benefit of the Two Tunnels Project.
When Beccy and Ben were here a few weeks ago you may remember me telling about our visit to Fishworks Cafe. As we left the cafe we saw the pig below and it took a lot of persuasion to get Ben to pose with the pig. However once we turned it into a game he got very excited and we rushed around looking for as many pigs as possible in the limited time available. We didn't have a pig map (although I do now) but we managed to find a few and I thought I would share them with you.
Brutus
Pigasso
Pignacious
Emily
Abi
Pigabyte
Waterloo
Pig of Paradise (high in a tree)
Hammy Houdini the Espigologist
Ayla the Historical Sow
Hedge Hog
Rocky (on top of a silo at Coombe Down and sponsored by the company,{Hydrock}, who employ Embee). I think you will agree they are magnificent pieces of fun art. I don't expect I will get the opportunity to see all the pigs, although I would like to, and I'm sure they will make a lot of money when they are auctioned in October.
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2007: Witty Wednesday-16
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posted by ChrisB @ 7:29 pm
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21 Comments:
wow they are brilliant and what fun for such good causes. can I ask if they ever get vandalized?
I think they are fabulous. I have seen a similar charity thing using cows but I think the pigs are more fun.
LOVE the pigs, especially the pig of paradise! Louisville, Kentucky does this with horses. They are so much fun.
Oh, so Beatles!
"Have you seen the little piggies
Crawling in the dirt?"
Well, much nicer piggies.
xx
Boy, that is "Some Pig"
A few years back, Washington, DC had the Party Animals (donkeys and elephants - the political party symbols). I set out on a mission that year and captured about 175 out of 200 with pictures. It was fun.
oOHh I love them!! especially the one with angel wings!!
in a town near us they did Bison!
Fun. And such a handsome kid.
I really enjoyed see all the painted pigs. I used to collect pigs because my Dad was a livestock dealer and bought and sold pigs for a profit. These pigs are so different and unusual looking. Thanks for sharing.
That was a fun day.
judy unfortunately some do and in some places they actually take them in at night but not the ones we saw.
barbara I think it's great fun. We spoke to a lady who was planning a pig hunt for children with special needs at a summer play scheme.
hulag. I'd like to see the horses
CC LOL
cynthia they are great
bs you did well and you have a blog topic there!
jettie it's a great idea to pick the animal that has meaning to the area
betty you know I wish I could afford to bid for one!
beccy I really would have like to see some of the others. Did you realise that Rocky has a miners hat on, apparently they would have liked to have the light working at night but not possible
In SF we had hearts. They took them all down but there is still one left a block from my house - did you see it?
I love the pig-style though. It's very bold looking and lends itself perfectly to all the different interpretations.
sam I don't think I saw the heart I can't remember it anyway.
Cookiecrumb wrote: Oh, so Beatles!
There's a Beatles connection to one of the piggies - Peter Blake, the artist for the cover of 'Sgt Peppers ...' lived in Wellow, south of Bath, for some years, and kindly decorated one of I think three pigs that are placed in the village.
mark a I see from the info I have that the Peter Blake Pig is called Tattoo and it's located at the Fox & Badger Pub in Wellow.
oh you have my creative juices flowing. A town in northeastern Oregon is full of frogs!
I will have to get my grand children to pose with them next time!!
pamela it would be fun to see the frogs, glad to have helped your creative juices! LOL
those are great!!
What fabulous pigs!! I had no idea that this was going on in Bath - I will have to go and have a look before they auction them up!
Cute colourful pigs!Lovely pics and a cute Ben!
they are wonderful!! what cute little piggies (and a sweet little boy)....on the outer banks in NC, they had a flying horse art exhibit....and the horses are still all over the area after all these years! :)
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